Attractions of Feodosiia district

Saint Constantine's Tower in Feodosiia is a business card of the city, the best-preserved tower that was part of the system of city fortifications.

The city was girded by two lines of fortress walls up to 2.5 meters thick and 12 meters high, fortified with 26 watchtowers and defensive towers (the ruins of the Thomas Tower, Giovanni di Scaffa Tower, and the Dock Tower are also preserved).

The Constantine Tower is popular among tourists due to its convenient location in the park area on the embankment. The adjacent Turkish bastion is equipped as a bar.

Mountain "Sokil" (Kush-Kaya - "bird rock") rises 474 meters above sea level between Sudak and Novyi Svit.

It is an ancient coral reef, which is considered the largest in the Crimea and even in all of Europe. It was formed 140-165 million years ago at the bottom of the ancient Tethys ocean from colonies of corals and sponges.

Many archaeological monuments of the ancient and Byzantine periods have been preserved in the area of ​​Mount Sokil (Falcon). A breathtaking panorama of the Southern coast of Crimea opens from the top. Climbing the mountain is quite difficult, fans are recommended to be accompanied by professional climbers.

The Surb-Khach Monastery was founded in the mountains near three holy springs (two have survived) by Armenian refugees in 1315.

The name translates as Holy Cross, it is associated with the ancient khachkar (stone cross) of the 6th century, which was taken to Crimea from the ancient Armenian capital of Ani. In the 13th century, the Surb-Nshan temple was built with a bell tower, a fraternal building, and a refectory.

After the arrival of the Turks in Crimea, the monastery became the main religious and cultural center of the Crimean Armenians, a place of pilgrimage for Armenians from different countries. It housed an episcopal see, the territory of which stretched from the Balkan Peninsula to Moldova.

During Soviet times, the monastery was closed, and since 2002, after Ukraine gained independence, it has been returned to the Armenian Apostolic Church.